Common poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Photo by Don Doolittle (Debi Shearwater’s Journeys) Common name:common poorwill (en); noitibó-de-Nuttall (pt); engoulevent de Nuttall (fr); chotacabras pachacua (es); winternachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgidaeFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This species is found in western North America, from southern British Columbia and southern Saskatchewan in Canada, across the western United States and into north-western Mexico as far south as…

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Island monarch

Monarcha cinerascens Photo by Joseph Monkhouse (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:island monarch (en); monarca-ilhéu (pt); monarque des ilês (fr); monarca isleño (es); graukopfmonarch (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Monarchidae Range:This species is found in the islands of eastern Indonesia, west of New Guinea, including Timor, Sulawesi, the Moluccas and the Lesser Sundas, and also on the islands off…

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Ashy prinia

Prinia socialis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:ashy prinia (en); fuinha-cinzenta (pt); prinia cendrée (fr); prinia ahumada (de); rostbauchprinie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found across India and in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and western Myanmar.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 7-10 g.Habitat:The ashy prinia is found in dry open grasslands, in open woodland,…

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Red-headed weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:red-headed weaver (en); tecelão-de-cabeça-vermelha (pt); anaplecte écarlate (fr); tejedor cabecirrojo (es); scharlachweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan African, being found along the Sahel belt from Senegal to Sudan, and from Ethiopia south to north-eastern South Africa and west to Angola and northern Namibia.Size:These birds…

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